Deputies: Man, 34, Shot Dead In North Highlands; Suspects Had Forced Way Into Home

NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating after a man was shot dead in North Highlands early Tuesday morning.

The scene was along the 4100 block of Painter Way.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded just after midnight and found a 34-year-old man on the ground near the front door of a home. That man had been shot in the head, deputies say; he was soon pronounced dead at the scene by medics.